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Response to Intervention and Evidence-based Practices: Where Does Technology Fit?

Response to Intervention and Evidence-based Practices: Where Does Technology Fit?

Introduction

As many educational authorities in the United States (US) move hastily toward full implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) systems, teachers, and institutes are asked show systematic, reliable application of evidence-based practice in academics in more comprehensive and measurable ways. These systems, often branded Tiered Systems, possess implications for requirements of two federal government mandates, the No Child Left Behind Act (2002) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004). In contribution, special educators are transporting far beyond their old-fashioned role in ...